Men are struggling with friendships and feeling lonelier than ever. The male loneliness epidemic is seeping into many facets of life — including mental health, the economy, and American politics — but why are guys having such a hard time making and keeping friends?Today on <a href="https://www.levernews.com/subscribe-to-lever-time/">Lever Time</a>, David Sirota sits down with journalist Sam Graham-Felsen to explore the collapse of male friendship — and why this quiet crisis has deeper political and social ramifications than anyone wants to admit.You can read Sam Graham-Felsen’s New York Times article referenced in this episode<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/magazine/male-friendships.html"> here</a>.A transcript of the episode is available <a href="https://www.levernews.com/the-male-friendship-recession/">here</a>.Get ad-free episodes, bonus content and extended interviews by becoming a member at <a href="https://www.levernews.com/join/">levernews.com/join</a>.To leave a tip for The Lever,<a href="https://levernews.com/donate"> click here</a>. It helps us do this kind of independent journalism.

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